Ophichthus macrops

Ophichthus macrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Ophichthus
Species: O. macrops
Binomial name
Ophichthus macrops
Günther, 1910
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophichthys macrops Günther, 1910

Ophichthus macrops is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1910.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Ophichthus macrops at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Ophichthus macrops at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Günther, A., 1910 [ref. 14460] Andrew Garrett's Fische der Südsee. Band III, Heft IX. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Band VI, Heft XVII. L. Friederichsen & Co., Hamburg. Bd 3 (Heft 9): i-vi + 389-515, Pls. 161-180.
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